गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Six doctors at Surkhet state hospital contract coronavirus; OPD service shut down Nepal Six doctors at Surkhet state hospital contract coronavirus; OPD service shut down KathmanduPati August 27, 2020 Karnali- At least six doctors at the state hospital in Surkhet have tested positive for the coronavirus. According to a source at the hospital, two consultants and four medical officers were diagnosed with the disease. An additional health worker has also been tested positive for the virus. Hospital Director Dr. Dambar Khadka stated that there had been a large intake of infected people at hospital, and that the transmission risk was high from those who had the virus but who were yet to be tested and diagnosed. Currently, 23 patients are undergoing treatment at the hospital, where OPD department has been shut down for a week from today onward after the confirmation of the virus among doctors. Director Khadka stayed that another decision would be made after a week once the situation is reassessed. Earlier, three doctors of the hospital had contracted coronavirus. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal urges preparedness as super El Niño looms Nepal’s RSP expands secretariat, names key officials Nepal finance minister rules out demonetisation plan Nepal PM Balendra Shah heads to Pokhara, Mustang Nepal, South Korea sign pact on technology cooperation Nepal’s foreign financing aid shrinking: Finance Minister Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels Tourism entrepreneurs get crash course in Chinese language The envisioned Defense University and its rationale
